Variable sailing conditions hounded this year’s 79-strong Rolex Big Boat Series fleet, but the competition was as fierce as ever for the 59th edition of the West Coast’s premier racing event. The unpredictability influenced the leaderboards daily, with shifts across most of the eight classes competing. From a challenging ebb coupled with strong gusts in the low 20s on Thursday, to diminishing breezes each subsequent race day, even the most seasoned RBBS competitors had to…

The annual end-of-summer sailing season classic in northern Michigan has been the Labor Day regatta on Lake Charlevoix called the Red Fox Regatta. Hosted by the Charlevoix Yacht Club, the regatta includes a Friday evening “beer can” race as a warm-up to the main event on Saturday and Sunday. The event essentially starts in Charlevoix on Saturday morning and a course is determined by wind conditions to go around a variety of marks before ending…

With course lengths of 116 nm and 143 nm, the 2023 Vineyard Race on September 1 attracted 89 entrants for the 89th edition. Hosted by Stamford Yacht Club (Stamford, CT), winners included Bill & Jackie Baxter’s J/111 Fireball in Class 12 PHRF. For full event details, visit https://yachtscoring.com/emenu.cfm?eID=15833.